BUILD YOUR OWN PC thread: w/ Video Tutorials (Vol. Post Your Setups)

[sole vintage]

Originally Posted by Mastamind89

Thanks, I wouldn't mind building my next laptop.
Does it come preinstalled with the OS you chose or do you have to install that yourself?

you have to install your own OS. i never heard of building a laptop but if you do wait for the intel i5 and i3 to come out.

 

[suprduperfly]

Sole, Monday, Whats your specs? I'm curious

 

[sole vintage]

Originally Posted by SuprDuperFly

Sole, Monday, Whats your specs? I'm curious

Antec Twelve Hundred Black Steel
ASUS P5Q-E LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
HIS H487F1GP Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz 6MB L2 Cache
CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3750330AS 750GB 7200 RPM
XIGMATEK HDT-SD964 92mm Rifle CPU Cooler

 

[mr monday niight]

Asus p6t6 WS
i7 920
gtx 285 Vanilla....was a tri sli setup but i used the other 2 for htpc's
6 gb corsair dominator DDR3 ram
1 300gb wd raptor + 1 2tb wd caviar green
corsair hx1000 psu
I had 7 more harddrives inside but i took them out and put them in my media server....no purpose in having all that space on the desktop...

 

[suprduperfly]

Originally Posted by MR MONDAY NIIGHT

Asus p6t6 WS
i7 920
gtx 285 Vanilla....was a tri sli setup but i used the other 2 for htpc's
6 gb corsair dominator DDR3 ram
1 300gb wd raptor + 1 2tb wd caviar green
corsair hx1000 psu
I had 7 more harddrives inside but i took them out and put them in my media server....no purpose in having all that space on the desktop...

^That system is no joke, both mobos a pretty nice. Sole whats the rest? EDITps didnt see tha tthe first time.

 

[johnnyhardaway]

Originally Posted by Mastamind89

Can you build laptops also or is it only desktops?

no.

 

[teatime0315]

Originally Posted by sole vintage

if you're a gamer wait until this month is over to see if ATI 5000 series cards are going to be mind blowing

This. If gaming is a priority .. this wait might be worth it. DirectX 11 and hopefully a two times increase in power.

 

[josebronx]

 

[teatime0315]

Oh yeah forgot to add... I just built one.
Intel q9550
AMD 4850 512mb
8gb of ram
500 gb HDD
hx520 watt Corsair

Plays everything on max except Crysis. haha

 

[2g00d4u]

Make sure to grab a 22+in LCD to go along with your build

(picture is a 23in)

 

[mr monday niight]

what's good with that 1975 keyboard

 

[2g00d4u]

Got it for free. Needs an alignment though.

 

[crank lucas]

Originally Posted by MR MONDAY NIIGHT

what's good with that 1975 keyboard

dude acting all that with his "23" inch display but rocking a ancient keyboard

 

[fifaboy03]

Originally Posted by Crank Lucas

Originally Posted by MR MONDAY NIIGHT

what's good with that 1975 keyboard

dude acting all that with his "23" inch display but rocking a ancient keyboard

it seriously looks like a regular keyboard to me

. if thats "old", what do new keyboards look like?

 

[mr monday niight]

 

[sole vintage]

^ thats insane i have the g15 with my puny 3 inch screen

 

[teatime0315]

Originally Posted by fifaboy03

Originally Posted by Crank Lucas

Originally Posted by MR MONDAY NIIGHT

what's good with that 1975 keyboard

dude acting all that with his "23" inch display but rocking a ancient keyboard

it seriously looks like a regular keyboard to me

. if thats "old", what do new keyboards look like?

haha at least the due is rocking windows 7

. I'm usinga 24 inch 1920x1200 res. and a logitech G15v2

 

[sunny559]

i did a intel processor/intel mobo duo in my last pc, it didnt work all that well.
this time i did intel processor/asus mobo & its ALOT better & trouble free.
i'd recommend a asus mobo.

heres a pic of my rig:

heres a pic of some of the most important cables you plug in:

 

[2g00d4u]

Originally Posted by teatime0315

Originally Posted by fifaboy03

Originally Posted by Crank Lucas

Originally Posted by MR MONDAY NIIGHT

what's good with that 1975 keyboard

dude acting all that with his "23" inch display but rocking a ancient keyboard

it seriously looks like a regular keyboard to me

. if thats "old", what do new keyboards look like?

haha at least the due is rocking windows 7

. I'm using a 24 inch 1920x1200 res. and a logitech G15v2

Its some cheap HP keyboard. I did used a black Dell keyboard. Would match well with the LCD and my case. I switched to the HP because for some reason I typebetter with it

.

That keyboard posted a page back is insane. Im not in gaming mode right now so I dont see myself upgrading for awhile. Ill just stick with the ancient stuff

.

The 23 inch does have a funky resolution. Still looks nice though.

 

[teatime0315]

Originally Posted by 2g00d4u

Originally Posted by teatime0315

Originally Posted by fifaboy03

Originally Posted by Crank Lucas

Originally Posted by MR MONDAY NIIGHT

what's good with that 1975 keyboard

dude acting all that with his "23" inch display but rocking a ancient keyboard

it seriously looks like a regular keyboard to me

. if thats "old", what do new keyboards look like?

haha at least the due is rocking windows 7

. I'm using a 24 inch 1920x1200 res. and a logitech G15v2

Its some cheap HP keyboard. I did used a black Dell keyboard. Would match well with the LCD and my case. I switched to the HP because for some reason I type better with it

.

That keyboard posted a page back is insane. Im not in gaming mode right now so I dont see myself upgrading for awhile. Ill just stick with the ancient stuff

.

The 23 inch does have a funky resolution. Still looks nice though.

Yup... if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

 

[mrmeeh2]

Heres my set up 3 years ago. Recently upgraded the mobo and the ram because it was required for that DDR3 mobo, but other than that everything else is the sameold, didnt feel like it needed much more upgrading.

Current specs:
Intel Core 2 Quad 2.66 ghz (Q6700)
Asus P5Q3 Deluxe w/ Wireless N Wifi adapter
OCZ Reaper 2x2= 4GB DDR3-10666 (1333 Mhz)
ATI VisionTek 2400 HD Graphics Card (512 mb)
Tagan BZ series 800 Watt PSU
Gigabyte Technology Galaxy Liquid Cooling
Sony Optarac DVD+R/RW
Sony DVD-R/RW
Seagate 200 GB Sata HDD + Western Digital 500 GB Sata HDD = 700 GB Total HDD
Ultra Torque Mid-ATX Steel Tower w/ Clear panel
+
32' LCD Westinghouse 1080p w/ DVI to HDMI setup to the computer

 

[daaznfella]

here i am rocking on 1gb of ram, and you guys are doing x #'s.... lol


if anybody can set me up that would be great, my computer was built like 5 years ago for about 200$....just upgraded to 7 and i would like it to run faster,i'm no computer pro so i have no clue what to really do with it

i browse the net, stream and download movies/videos, sometimes i play emulated games via mame or zsnes..use some adobe programs from times to accomplish tasks,and listen to music a lot....thoughts? ideas?

amd athlon(tm) 64 processor 3500+ 2.2ghz
1gb of ram
32-bit os


yeaaaa lol, thanks for the help in advance to those who decide to guide me on the right path

 

[mez 0ne]

Damn, no idea this grew to 3 pages already.

Here is a list of what I plan on purchasing from newegg/micocenter today.

[h1]ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution LGA 1366 Motherboard[/h1]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131358
[h1]SILVERSTONE RAVEN RV02-BW Matte FullTower Case[/h1]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163154
[h1]Antec TruePower Quattro TPQ-1000 1000W Continuous Power ATX12V (power supply)
[/h1]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371012
[h1]SAPPHIRE Vapor-X Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit Video Card[/h1]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102825
[h1]Kingston HyperX 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM[/h1]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104092

I already have a 500gb internal hard drive, 1Tb external and a 500gb external.

I have an old PC monitor that I'll usefor now but I can always connect it to my 42" flat screen to watch my HD flicks.

Question: If I install my internal hard drive, which already has Windows XP....will the new mobo recognize that and just start up XP normally? Or will I haveto install a new OS or even go as far as reformatt my HD? I have everything backed up so it wouldn't be an issue.

 

[respect21]

Originally Posted by Mez 0ne

Damn, no idea this grew to 3 pages already.

Here is a list of what I plan on purchasing from newegg/micocenter today.

[h1]ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution LGA 1366 Motherboard[/h1]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131358
[h1]SILVERSTONE RAVEN RV02-BW Matte FullTower Case[/h1]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163154
[h1]Antec TruePower Quattro TPQ-1000 1000W Continuous Power ATX12V (power supply)
[/h1]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371012
[h1]SAPPHIRE Vapor-X Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit Video Card[/h1]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102825
[h1]Kingston HyperX 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM[/h1]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104092

I already have a 500gb internal hard drive, 1Tb external and a 500gb external.

I have an old PC monitor that I'll usefor now but I can always connect it to my 42" flat screen to watch my HD flicks.

Question: If I install my internal hard drive, which already has Windows XP....will the new mobo recognize that and just start up XP normally? Or will I have to install a new OS or even go as far as reformatt my HD? I have everything backed up so it wouldn't be an issue.

For what you're putting in that computer, you don't need a 1,000 watt power supply.

 

[mez 0ne]

You think? It was pretty much recommended. I'll eventually put in some more ram and upgrade in the video card dept, how many watts should I go for then?